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Argentina has ratified the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention, strengthening international co-operation in cases involving parental responsibility and measures for the protection of children.
On 18 September 2025, Argentina deposited its instrument of ratification at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands, the depositary of Hague Conventions. The Convention will enter into force for Argentina on 1 January 2026.
The 1996 Convention – formally the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children – now has 58 contracting parties.
It establishes common rules on jurisdiction and applicable law, and ensures recognition and enforcement of child protection measures across borders. It also facilitates international co-operation between authorities to protect children at risk.
Argentina was represented by Mr Diego Emilio Sadofschi, Chargé d’Affaires, and Ms María Soledad Bellavigna, Counsellor, both from the Embassy of Argentina to the Netherlands. The depositary was represented by officials from the Treaties Division, while the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH was represented by Secretary General Dr Christophe Bernasconi and Ms Laura Martínez-Mora, First Secretary and co-Head of the International Family and Child Protection Law Division.
Argentina has been a member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) since 1972 and is now a contracting party to eight HCCH conventions.
